Adjustable resistance device for the rebound of vehicle-springs.



i G. N. SCOTT. ADJUSTABLE RESISTANCE DEVTCE FOR THE REBOUND 0F VEHICLE SPRINGS.

A APPLIGATION FILED 001226, 1907.

915,227- y. Patented Mar. 16,1909.

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G. N. SCOTT. y. ADJUSTABLE RESISTANCE DEVICE FOR THE REBOUND OI VEHICLE SPRINGS.

APPLICATION FILED 0CT.28, 1907.

Patented Mai. 16, 1909.

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. Beit, known that I, GEOR A citizenof theUnited States, and ai resident of Chicagmin the county ofCook vand State of ;l1linois,.have invented certain new and use- .,ful' Improvenientsv inAdjustable Resistance of which the following is la full, clear, and .exact description.' i

104 inroad vehicles such as AcarriagesV and automobiles llexible springs are laced between the'bod i of the` vehicle ,and t. `eiaXle so'as` to vfallow t e occupants to ride smoothv` over ,ordinar'y rough places. These s rings of necessity .must be elastic land resi ient, and

` when a dee rut or a sudden elevationis' en` countered y thewheel the action and re- .1 action o thesprings Asubject the occupants v to considerable jarring and shaking owing to the sudden return to normalconditions.'

- It is the object of my invention to provide `suitable means that will prevent this sudden i 5 jar or.- shock .and yet leave the springs in such condition that their resiliency will be unirn- ^paired- Y -f Y Another object of my invention is to prof-videa device .the use ofA .which requires no Ialterations in the, construction of -thevehicle- I spring in order .toapply or remove :the saine,

'30-which eanibe easily andquiekly done.

My invention has been found to be espe- -I eially ap licableto. automobiles on 'account' of the su den jars received from uneven road` waysy andtheqgreat s eed at which they- 'travel and -when a plie to 'such vehicle, does -f notdetract from t e eilicien'oyof the `spring Y. Y but rather increasesl the same and lengthens Vthe life thereof.' This l accom lish by the means `hereinafter fully describe and' as par- 40= ticularly ointed'out'in the claims.

' inthey rawingsze-liigure l is airaginental' sideelevation of the rear of an automobile or i other vehicle body Ahaving ,my invention ap-v plied.1 to the rear spring thereof. Fig.' 2 is a,"

,45detail view of a portion of the Aspring drawn `Fi ,3 y1s a similar View showing a slightly Adierent manner of applying my invention to the spring. Fig: 4 is an enlarged perspective view ofl the 'spreader-plate usedin connection with my invention. Fig. 5 is a pers ective View o a modified device for sprea ing the springs.

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@Devices forV the vRebound VoffVehiclei#Springs,

. Fig. 6--is a fragmental-view similar to showing la `rnodiiicaion ofmy invention.

Fig.- 7 isa view similaixto Fig. 2 illustrating the ymanner of .applying the clip .shown in 5 of the drawings.vv

`body portion'of 'an automobile, and 3 is the rear axle thereof. fThe .side-sills 4 of the body preferably extend slightly beyond the rear oi the-*same andare 4bent downward to. adapt them to meetfand be secured to the 4rear reach of `the'longer leaf of semi-elliptical vehicle-springs l5. hese springs.' comprise one orrnore leaves -and are, vpreferably,

clam ed about midway their len th tothe `axlev y 'means of suitable inverte U-sha ed clips 6 near the journals 7 of the axles, w ile the `ends thereof are preferably secured by means'of suitable linksv 8 tothe side-'sills of the vehicle. There is always a `certain positionof the spring 5 infwhieh it will be in' a state of rest. This position `will hereinafter bereferred to as its normal position.. -My

improved means for absorbing the shock or jar caused by themotion of these springsv consists in securing anauxiliary-spring 9 fmade of one or more leaves about their centers of length bythe clips 6 that extend inthe same direction as the vehicle+springs 5.4 The tension of the auxiliary spring is normali-y less thany the tension ,oi Athe vehicle-spring 5, butyhals'its tension'increased by having its ends separated 'and .bent away from said springs 5 la suitable Vdistance vby means of a suitable'spreader 10. In Fig. 4 of the drawin' s 'this s reader' is shown to consist vof a su stantia y rectangular shaped plate which is provided with' 'a'pluralit v.of transverse slots oropenings 11; The on leafof the vehicle-spring is passed thron the lower- Fi f eierringto the drawings, 2 represents the most one of these openings an held\'therein by means of a set-screw 12'4 tapped through opening 13 in the lower end of' the plate w ich prevents the latter from tipping. The

ends ofthe auxiliary spring 9A are then separated from the vehicle-spring and inserted into one of the remaining slots 11 and there Fig.v 3 ofy the drawings the auxiliary-spring scribed.

It will be understood that instead of ai'd ran ing either auxiliary-spring 9 or 14 (accor ing to whichkind is used) above or be low the vehicle' s ring they can be placed alongside of the atter, on either side, and cli ped directly or indirectly to the axle. v

n Fig. 5 of the drawings I show av 'modiiied construction of the spreader. This Tit 'clip-bar 15 and v16 between w vleaf of the vehicle-spring 5 is vheld land these steps are a ends of the auxilia "shown, and upon w ic the latter is securely f held by the horizontal portion or bend of the modification comprises' an ,uplpe alilid1 lower -ic t e' 4oii'ger clamped,` 'and comprises an inverted U- shaped4 yoke 17 the screw-threaded ends of which pass through openings 18 in said bars, and are secured b nuts 19 screwed thereon,

which securely c am the parts together.-

The outer face of sai `bar nearest the auxiliary spring is provided with a pair of parallel lugs 20, 2() that project at riht aigles to,the'

uate steps 21,

same and .have inclined gra 21, upon their upper edge. The treads of which aii'ords a suitable support for vthe free s ring, substantially as yoke 17 which passes over it. The in ediiication of my invention, illustrated in Fig. 6 of the drawings, is adapted to be ap lied to a vehicle 22 employing ellip-l tical ve icle springs 23, the upper arch of 'which'is secured to the under portion of its body while the under arch is secured by cured,

suitable clips 24 to the axle thereof. Se-

.preferably, below the under arch is an auxii direction as t e el iptical-spring, whose normal Ashape ,would be approximately that shown in dotted lines'in the'drawing. This auxiliary-spring 26 is, however, slightly 'longer than the longest leaf of the elliptical spring 23 and its ends are pushed down i under tension ,'away from the vehicle body by nieansof suitable links 27 pivotally'securedthereto and to the underframing or side-sills of the carriage. Under these conditions its tension is exerted in a direction away fromthe vehicle and against the vehicle-spring. Links 27 may, if desired, be constructed similar to the spreader-plates 1() by slotting thesame transversely to seat the auxiliar -spi'ing, but this, liowever, 1s not 4- essentia asthe adjustment .of the tension may be accomplished by making the auxiliary springs longer or shorter according asi desired. l

In operation when the wheel strikes any apted to seat a bridge 25- aryrin 26, -extending in the same.

Iuiievemiess in the road, and thev vehicle? are' suddenly com ressed, suchcom sprin pression is resisted and t eir return tq'norfg mal is compensated or equalised'by thaliansion of the auxiliary'springs, which latter ,fr

exert their' force to resist thecompression of the'springs, but do not oppose .the return of' the same to their state of rest or equilibrium.

What I claim as new ist-- 1. The combination with springs for` ve hicles., of an auxiliary elastic member extending in 'thesame direction as said vehicle s springs yand means adjustable on the -vehiclel spring for forcibly holding` the ends of said auxiliary member away fromy saidfv'ehiclet .'s i'in v p2. glhe combination with a spring for ve hicles of an auxiliary elastic member extend. ing in the same direction as said vehicle spring and means interposed between said spring and auxiliary member and/'adjustable on said .vehicle 'spring for forcibly holding the ends of said auxiliary member away from said vehicle s ring.

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3. The com ination with a spring for xrefj,

hicles, of an auxiliary elastic member ex 'tending in the same direction as said vehicle spring, and a clip comprising cli plates one of which has a pair of correspon ing steppedsesf. lugs projecting 'therefrom and a yokeseatedkt on said steps and provided tightening-` y nuts on its ends. y f

4.1A resistance. creating Idevice for protecting a vehicle spring from excessive compression and excessive refound, consisting.

of a ilat springinember he din tension by an adjustable attachment on said vehiclespring when the vehicle spring ir at rest, which `teur- 'susl sion is released by the compression of the vehicle spring to a certain point whereupon it isiv exerted in opposition to excessivel compression thereof, xsaid" spring.` member being adapted to release itp tension on'the rebound of said vehicle spriifg until the latter reaches' a given oint, whereupon it is exerted to oppose t e further rebound of said vehicle v spring.

5. Thel combinationA with springs for vehicles of an auxiliaryl spring the normal tension of which substantially corresponds to the tension of the' vehiclesprings, and a plate adjustably secured to the vehicless rings that separates the ends of said auxi iary spring fromthe vehicle-springs whereby the tension of the `former is increased.`

6. Vehicle-springscoinprisingmain-s rings connected to the body and axle of t e v e'- 120 hicle, auxiliary springs of corresponding tension connected to said axle, and means for spreadingthe ends of said main and auxiliary springs consisting ofa pairof clampingplates adjustably secured to one of said 

